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Throwing
Consistently Demonstrates proper
demonstrates angling Demonstrates proper body stance, raises arm Attempts to step
the throwing arm side throwing stance, raises behind head, steps towards the target,
of the body from the are behind head, steps toward the target with attempts to angle
target, trasfers weight towards target with the opposite foot, and throwing side away
towards target with the opposite foot, rotates throws accurately to from target, throws
foot opposite throwing hips while throwing, and target 60% of the time. accuratley to the target
arm, angles arm behind throws accurately 70% less than 40%.
head, follows through of the time.
by having throwing arm
come across opposite
side of the body, and
throws accurately 80%
of the time.
Catching Performed the dance with
Consistently is in the Demonstrates and sharp motions and rote
body movements. Attempts to be in ready
ready position, keeps applies ready position,
eye on the ball and watches ball, gets a Demonstrates to move position, attempts to
aligns the body to the good jump, uses correct into the path of the ball, follow the ball to catch
ball. Pinkies together if footwork to chase the sometimes uses correct 40% of time..
the ball is below the ball down and catches footwork to chase the
waist. Thumbs together the ball on the throwing ball down, catches the
if the ball is above the side of the body 70% of ball 50 % of the time.
waist. Use non-throwing the time..
hand to help squeeze
the ball in the glove.
Catches ball accurately
80% of the time.
Batting
Consistently stands Demonstrates and
parallel to the plate, bat applies proper body Demonstrates proper Attempts to stand with
is gripped with middle stance, keeps hands body stance, dominate the left side of the body
knuckles lined up, together when gripping hand is on top, keeps toward the pitcher,
dominant hand is on the bat, swings bat off shoulder, keeps attempts to face the
top, feet are staggered, horizontally, attempts eye on ball, and swings plate, and attempts to
knees are flexed, weight to hold the bat off of through the ball 60% of swing through the ball
is on back leg, keeps shoulder, keeps eye on the time. 40% of the time.
elbow away from body, ball, and swings
bat is held off the throughly 70% of the
shoulder, eye is on ball, time.
transfer weight from
back to front, and
swings level with the
 ground at the height of
the pitch, and hits balls
in the strike zone 80%
of the time.
Fielding Routine consists of at least
Consistently
Grounders demonstrates ready Demonstrates and Attempts to be in ready
position, glove is down, applies ready position, position, limited
keeps the head down watches ball, moves Demonstrates to move movement to the ball,
and watches the ball towards ball but not into the path of the ball, no bending at the
move into the glove, forward, feet are spread glove is down, watches knees, doesn’t watch
weight is on balls of feet out but not on balls of the ball sometimes, feet the ball in, field the ball
or toes, moves in line the feet or toes , butt is are spread and butt between the legs.
and forward toward the low, but not fielding out slightly low.
ball and bends forward, front the body.
knee down, fingers
spread, pinkies close
together or crossed.
Base Running
Uses all the proper Runs to first base, tries
body mechanics Leads off, the runner to stay on base when Attempts to run to the
involved in base touches every bag, and the batter hits the ball, base and may overrun
running. Understand the properly runs the bases, does not steal. Runs second or third base, no
proper way to run the slides, steal but doesn’t hard, but doesn’t know sliding, stealing or
bases. Knows the tag up and has a wide when to go or not to go, tagging up. Stays on
proper way to lead off, turn on the bases. doesn’t slide or tag up. the base no lead off.
tag up, turn the bases, Doesn’t understand
and slide correctly. Is when to leave the
able to decide when to base..
steal and what the
situation is at the
moment to decide what
to do and be ready.
RUBRICS IN cheer dance